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(Not) Knowing and (Not) Caring About Animal Research: An Analysis of Writing From the Mass Observation Project (2021)
Journal Article

Animal research remains a practice marked by controversy and moral dilemma. However, UK science-society dialogues on the issue are increasingly managed via one-way transmissions of information which construct publics as passive and attribute their co... Read More about (Not) Knowing and (Not) Caring About Animal Research: An Analysis of Writing From the Mass Observation Project.

Public Adoption of and Trust in the NHS COVID-19 Contact Tracing App in the United Kingdom: Quantitative Online Survey Study (2021)
Journal Article

Background: Digital contact tracing is employed to monitor and manage the spread of Covid-19. However, to be effective the system must be adopted by a substantial proportion of the population. Studies of (mostly hypothetical) contact tracing apps sho... Read More about Public Adoption of and Trust in the NHS COVID-19 Contact Tracing App in the United Kingdom: Quantitative Online Survey Study.

Supervision in child protection: a space and place for reflection or an excruciating marathon of compliance? (2021)
Journal Article

Supervision is promoted as an essential element of effective professional practice in social work. Its benefits include promoting reflective social work and assisting with the management of the emotions generated in challenging practice. This article... Read More about Supervision in child protection: a space and place for reflection or an excruciating marathon of compliance?.

Interventions to support the mental health of survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking: A systematic review (2021)
Journal Article

Background: Modern slavery is a term which incorporates a range of exploitative situations that involve the violation of human rights and the subjugation of individuals. It presents a significant public health concern. Post-release, survivors of mode... Read More about Interventions to support the mental health of survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking: A systematic review.

“Let us define ourselves”: forced migrants’ use of multiple identities as a tactic for social navigation (2021)
Journal Article

Background: The article examines how and why multiple identities are altered, used and discarded by forced migrants. Methods: The research is located in the constructivist paradigm. We used thematic analysis to analyse data gathered through interview... Read More about “Let us define ourselves”: forced migrants’ use of multiple identities as a tactic for social navigation.

Residential Bordering: The (Mis)use of Residence Status to Control Migrants' Welfare Rights in Italy and the UK (2021)
Journal Article

This article examines how «residence» has been used as a mechanism to regulate welfare access in Italy and UK. The two countries have very different approaches to monitoring and registering local populations, but share a drive towards «differential i... Read More about Residential Bordering: The (Mis)use of Residence Status to Control Migrants' Welfare Rights in Italy and the UK.